SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Passengers using “maeul buses,” which run within Seoul neighborhoods, can now use Wi-Fi for free, the city government said Wednesday. “(We) have completed establishing the (free Wi-Fi) network on all maeul bus routes. We are in the process of establishing (the free Wi-Fi network) on intracity and metropolitan buses [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — One in five households in Seoul have a pet and the number of homes that have embraced cats is on the rise, data showed Friday. Some 20 percent of the surveyed households said they were living with a pet as of 2018, compared with 18.8 percent in 2014, according [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Various opinions are pouring in over the expansion of the number of sidewalk trash cans in Seoul. Participants in a forum held at Seoul City Hall Wednesday shared the need for a mature sense of citizenship to resolve the trash can problem, but disagreed on whether to expand it [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government is trying to revive local stores that are disappearing due to the increased popularity of franchises and online shopping. According to the city, there are currently 470,000 neighborhood stores that are deeply rooted in the lives of residents, including restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and bakeries. Recently, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Ttareungi, public bicycles managed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, have been used 30 million times 4 years after the service was launched. There are currently 1.6 million Ttareungi members, which is 1 in 6 Seoulites. Roughly hald of the average bicycle usage each day is concentrated on rush hour [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A festival for vegans will kick off in Seoul this weekend, offering yoga classes, food markets and talks for people who have embraced the eco-friendly lifestyle. The 7th Vegan Festival is scheduled for Nov. 2-3 at Culture Tank, a petroleum tank site-turned-cultural venue in western Seoul, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual lantern festival will light up the Seoul city center this week with mulberry paper lanterns in the shape of widely loved fairy-tale characters, the city government said Thursday. The 2019 Seoul Lantern Festival will kick off on Friday for a 17-day run over the Cheonggye Stream that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A rejuvenation project for the Changsin-Sungin neighborhood in Seoul’s Jongno District is entering its final phase with completion slated for the end of this year. Once a major hub of South Korea’s garment industry, Changsin-Sungin had since deteriorated into a poor, deserted part of the city until in 2014, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has announced plans to install sensors that collect fine dust information throughout the city. The city announced on Tuesday it will install 2,500 “S-DoT·Smart Seoul Data of Things” sensors that will collect noise, fine dust and ultraviolet information by 2022. To begin, the SMG [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Want to stroll down rustic riverside walkways and enjoy autumnal colors without getting out of Seoul? Seoul’s municipal officials in charge of maintaining public parks alongside the Han River seem to have good recommendations for romantic walk enthusiasts. The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Hangang Project Headquarters on Saturday announced a [...]